Cyrus Permits Return

22 (A)Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia—in order to fulfill the word of the Lord (B)by the mouth of Jeremiah—the Lord (C)stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, 23 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all His people, may the Lord his God be with him; [a]go up then!’”

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Notas al pie

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:23 Lit and he is to go up; i.e., go to Jerusalem

An Edict to Rebuild the Temple(A)

22 During the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, in fulfillment of the message from the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord prompted[a] Cyrus, king of Persia, to make this proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, which was also released in written form:

23 An Official Statement

from[b] Cyrus, King of Persia

All of the kingdoms of the earth have been given to me by the Lord God of Heaven, and he specifically charged me to build a temple[c] for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Therefore, who among the Lord’s[d] people trusts in his God? Whoever among this group wishes to do so may travel to Jerusalem.[e]

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Notas al pie

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:22 Lit. Lord stirred up the spirit of
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:23 Lit. Thus says
  3. 2 Chronicles 36:23 Or house
  4. 2 Chronicles 36:23 Lit. among all of his
  5. 2 Chronicles 36:23 The Heb. lacks to Jerusalem